If you can never find any good movies on Netflix, try this new service

For all the riches of Netflix's original content and TV shows,
its movie catalog leaves a lot to be desired.

Netflix's selection of the top
movies ever made, at least by IMDB ratings, has
gone down in the last two years by a substantial amount. And
Netflix is simply not producing quality original films at
the same rate it is TV shows (though it is reportedly dropping
$90 million for a new Will Smith movie). If you're a diehard film
fan, it probably feels like Netflix isn't really built for you
anymore.

This fact has prompted a bunch of
streaming services to try and fill that gap for film nerds, the
most recent of which is FilmStruck, which launched Tuesday.
FilmStruck is Turner's standalone streaming servicetargeted at "film aficionados,"
and it certainly has some impressive titles.

The catalog features "an eclectic
mix of contemporary and classic art house, indie, foreign, and
cult films," and was built by the teams behind Turner
Classic Movies (TCM) and the Criterion Collection. The focus is
on critically acclaimed and "hard to find" films, according to
the company. A standard FilmStruck subscription will
cost $6.99 per month, while getting access to 1,200 movies from
the iconic Criterion Collection will make it
$10.99.

FilmStruck includes award-winning
classics like “Seven Samurai,” “A Room With A View,” “Blood
Simple,” and "Breathless."

“It's tailor-made for the diehard
movie enthusiast who craves a deep, intimate experience with
independent, foreign, and art house films,” John Martin, chairman
and CEO of Turner, said in a statement earlier this year.